Tim Drayton Oct 12, 2011:

Explanation of the law The following source:

http://www.prio.no/upload/Cyprus Property Report 2 Trimmed (...

gives the foolowing explanation of the law in a footnote:

"The İTEM law established an exchange system of ‘points’ within which values of properties (Greek Cypriot properties in the north and Turkish Cypriot properties in the south) and compensation were stipulated. These ‘points’ can be exchanged for equal value (expressed in points) Greek Cypriot property in the north. They can also be traded (bought or sold) and donated. ‘Points’ as compensation are awarded to: persons who left properties in the south; mücahits (fighters in the Turkish Cypriot resistance struggle); closest relatives of martyrs or victims of the events of 1963–74 (martyr being a person killed during the resistance); members of the Turkish forces who fought in the 1974 war and, having received citizenship, settled on the island; veteran soldiers disabled during fighting. Also, immigrants from Turkey who were settled in northern Cyprus as an agricultural labour force in 1975–81 were allowed to purchase ‘points’ at a nominal rate from the government. "

Tim Drayton Oct 12, 2011:

The correct name of this law is: İSKÂN, TOPRAKLANDIRMA VE EŞDEĞER MAL YASASI